Action image from Maryland vs. Oklahoma dual meet at Virginia Duals

Action image courtesy of Maryland Athletics.

Three teams won both of their Friday matches in the Virginia Duals National College division, No. 19 South Dakota State, No. 23 Maryland and Virginia,

South Dakota State stopped Navy 31-6, then defeated Kent State, 38-9. Maryland edged Oklahoma, 18-16, then stopped Ohio, 27-13. Virginia defeated Ohio 23-10, then beat Navy 29-9.

Oklahoma and Campbell both had 1-1 records for the day. Ohio, Navy and Kent State were 0-2 for the day.

On Saturday, the matchups in the National College Division will be:
Virginia vs. Kent State
Maryland vs. Campbell
Virginia vs. Maryland
Oklahoma vs. Ohio
Campbell vs. South Dakota State
Kent State vs. Navy
South Dakota State vs. Ohio
Oklahoma vs. Navy

Virginia press release

HAMPTON, Va. – The Virginia wrestling team (5-1) picked up a pair of wins on Friday (Jan. 13) as the Cavaliers defeated Ohio (2-3) and Navy (0-3) to open up two days of competition in the Virginia Duals at the Hampton Coliseum.

The Cavaliers defeated the Bobcats by a score of 23-10 to start the day before downing Navy by a score of 29-9.

HOW IT HAPPENED
Virginia’s day started with the dual against Ohio with the Bobcats claiming the opening bout before Virginia would rattle of three straight wins to take the lead for good in the dual. Garrett Grice’s bonus-point victory at 133 pounds started the run that was capped by Michael Gioffre’s upset of No. 31 Alec Hagan at 149 pounds.

The teams traded scores in the next three weight classes with Nick Hamilton’s win over No. 32 Jordan Slivka at 165 pounds providing the other upset of the dual. Virginia would then claim the final three weight classes to lock up the victory.

The second dual of the day came against the Midshipmen of Navy with Virginia the first six weight classes on the way to build an insurmountable lead. Brian Courtney provided one of the two Cavalier upsets in the dual as he knocked off No. 14 Josh Koderhandt at 141 pounds in his return to the Cavaliers.

Navy would win three of the final four weight classes with Michael Battista’s win over NO. 29 Carson Brewer at 197 pounds closing the scoring for the Hoos.

NOTES ON THE DAY
• Virginia improved to 5-2 against Ohio and picked up its first-ever dual victory over Navy.
• Virginia wrestlers posted five bonus-point victories combined between the two duals.
• The Cavaliers picked up a pair of pins against Navy with Garrett Grice and Denton Spencer winning by fall.
• Brian Courtney saw his first action for the Hoos after joining the Cavaliers for an additional season this semester.

FROM HEAD COACH STEVE GARLAND
“We had a great day today. I’m really proud of our guys. We had a lot of guys step up today; with so many injuries and guys out we had to dig deep. Our young guys like Nick Hamilton, Garrett Grice and Michael Gioffre were amazing today. And then we had veterans like Patrick McCormick and Michael Battista getting gritty wins. I’m happy but we can’t let off the gas. We have two more tough teams tomorrow.”

Maryland press releases

HAMPTON, VA -- The No. 23 Terps (6-1) took down three ranked wrestlers en route to an 18-16 win over the Oklahoma Sooners (3-3) in the first of four matches at the Virginia Duals. The win marked the first over Oklahoma in program history.

Braxton Brown, Ethen Miller and Dominic Solis all defeated wrestlers who were ranked above them to keep the Terps step-for-step with the Sooners in the early bouts.

Trailing 13-12 heading into the 197-bout, Jaxon Smith pinned Seth Seago to put the Terps up for good.

HAMPTON, VA -- The No. 23 Terps (7-1) picked up their second victory of the day, 27-13 over Ohio (2-2) at the Virginia Duals, behind a dominant effort that saw six guys win their bouts.

Braxton Brown got the dual started with a bang as he picked up a pin in the second period. Michael North and Jaron Smith also won by bonus points while Jaxon Smith won by fall for the second time of the day.

VIRGINIA DUALS NATIONAL COLLEGE DIVISION
Results from January 13

Virginia 23, Ohio 10
125 Oscar Sanchez (Ohio University) over Kyle Montaperto (University of Virginia) Dec 6-2
133 Garrett Grice (University of Virginia) over Mason Brugh (Ohio University) Maj 17-5
141 Brian Courtney (University of Virginia) over Kyran Hagan (Ohio University) Dec 10-3
149 Michael Gioffre (University of Virginia) over Alec Hagan (Ohio University) Dec 3-2
157 Peyten Kellar (Ohio University) over Denton Spencer (University of Virginia) Maj 11-0
165 Nick Hamilton (University of Virginia) over Jordan Slivka (Ohio University) Dec 12-6
174 Sal Perrine (Ohio University) over Victor Marcelli (University of Virginia) Dec 8-2
184 Neil Antrassian (University of Virginia) over Zayne Lehman (Ohio University) Dec 12-5
197 Michael Battista (University of Virginia) over Carson Brewer (Ohio University) Dec 8-4
285 Ethan Weatherspoon (University of Virginia) over Drew Harris (Ohio University) Maj 13-4

Maryland 18, Oklahoma 16
125 Braxton Brown (University of Maryland) over Joey Prata (Oklahoma ) Dec 4-1
133 Wyatt Henson (Oklahoma ) over Conner Quinn (University of Maryland) Maj 22-8
141 Mosha Schwartz (Oklahoma ) over Kal Miller (University of Maryland) Dec 4-2
149 Ethen Miller (University of Maryland) over Mitch Moore (Oklahoma ) Dec 2-1
157 Michael North (University of Maryland) over Jacob Butler (Oklahoma ) Dec 9-3
165 Gerrit Nijenhuis (Oklahoma ) over John Martin Best (University of Maryland) Dec 3-1
174 Dom Solis (University of Maryland) over Darrien Roberts (Oklahoma ) SV-1 6-4
184 Tate Picklo (Oklahoma ) over Chase Mielnik (University of Maryland) Dec 3-2
197 Jaxon Smith (University of Maryland) over Seth Seago (Oklahoma ) Fall 3:54
285 Josh Heindselman (Oklahoma ) over Jaron Smith (University of Maryland) Dec 4-1

South Dakota State 31, Navy 6
125 Tanner Jordan (South Dakota State) over Dayton DelViscio (United States Naval Academy) Maj 12-0
133 Brendan Ferretti (United States Naval Academy) over Derrick Cardinal (South Dakota State) Dec 4-3
141 Clay Carlson (South Dakota State) over Josh Koderhandt (United States Naval Academy) Dec 11-6
149 Alek Martin (South Dakota State) over Kaemen Smith (United States Naval Academy) Dec 12-5
157 Cael Swensen (South Dakota State) over Devon Deem (United States Naval Academy) Maj 13-1
165 Tanner Cook (South Dakota State) over Val Park (United States Naval Academy) Fall 0:29
174 Cade DeVos (South Dakota State) over Sammy Starr (United States Naval Academy) Maj 11-3
184 Cade King (South Dakota State) over Cael Crebs (United States Naval Academy) Dec 10-3
197 Tanner Sloan (South Dakota State) over Jacob Koser (United States Naval Academy) Maj 11-0
285 Grady Griess (United States Naval Academy) over Bowen McConville (South Dakota State) Dec 5-1

Campbell 29, Kent State 12
125 Anthony Molton (Campbell University) over Jake Ferri (Kent State) Dec 8-6
133 Gabe Hixenbaugh (Campbell University) over Brendon Fenton (Kent State) TF 18-3
141 Shannon Hanna (Campbell University) over Louis Newell (Kent State) Fall 4:10
149 Kody Komara (Kent State) over Chris Rivera (Campbell University) Dec 6-2
157 Hagen Heistand (Campbell University) over Ethan Barr (Kent State) Dec 10-3
165 Enrique Munguia (Kent State) over Brant Cracraft (Campbell University) Fall 3:42
174 Michael Ferree (Kent State) over Cole Rees (Campbell University) Dec 3-2
184 Caleb Hopkins (Campbell University) over Tyler Bates (Kent State) Dec 6-2
197 Levi Hopkins (Campbell University) over Blake Schaffer (Kent State) Fall 6:05
285 Taye Ghadiali (Campbell University) over Jacob Cover (Kent State) Dec 10-7

Virginia 29, Navy 9
125 Patrick McCormick (University of Virginia) over Dayton DelViscio (United States Naval Academy) Dec 6-1
133 Garrett Grice (University of Virginia) over Brendan Ferretti (United States Naval Academy) Fall 3:51
141 Brian Courtney (University of Virginia) over Josh Koderhandt (United States Naval Academy) Dec 4-2
149 Michael Gioffre (University of Virginia) over James Latona (United States Naval Academy) TF 24-9
157 Denton Spencer (University of Virginia) over Devon Deem (United States Naval Academy) Fall 1:54
165 Nick Hamilton (University of Virginia) over Val Park (United States Naval Academy) Dec 8-4
174 Sammy Starr (United States Naval Academy) over Justin Phillips (University of Virginia) Dec 3-1
184 David Key (United States Naval Academy) over Neil Antrassian (University of Virginia) Dec 8-6 3
197 Michael Battista (University of Virginia) over Jacob Koser (United States Naval Academy) Dec 7-6
285 Grady Griess (United States Naval Academy) over Ethan Weatherspoon (University of Virginia) Dec 7-4

Maryland 27, Ohio 13
125 Braxton Brown (University of Maryland) over oscar Sanchez (Ohio University) Fall 3:30
133 Mason Brugh (Ohio University) over Conner Quinn (University of Maryland) Dec 5-1
141 Kal Miller (University of Maryland) over Kyran Hagan (Ohio University) SV-1 5-3
149 Ethen Miller (University of Maryland) over Alec Hagan (Ohio University) Dec 2-0
157 Michael North (University of Maryland) over Daniel Segura (Ohio University) Maj 11-0
165 Jordan Slivka (Ohio University) over John Martin Best (University of Maryland) Dec 3-0
174 Sal Perrine (Ohio University) over Dom Solis (University of Maryland) Dec 5-3
184 Zayne Lehman (Ohio University) over Chase Mielnik (University of Maryland) Maj 8-0
197 Jaxon Smith (University of Maryland) over Carson Brewer (Ohio University) Fall 2:29
285 Jaron Smith (University of Maryland) over Drew Harris (Ohio University) TF 16-0

South Dakota State 38, Kent State 9
125 Jake Ferri (Kent State) over Tanner Jordan (South Dakota State) Dec 7-6
133 Brendon Fenton (Kent State) over Derrick Cardinal (South Dakota State) Fall 2:58
141 Clay Carlson (South Dakota State) over Landen Hacker (Kent State) Fall 2:12
149 Alek Martin (South Dakota State) over Kody Komara (Kent State) Dec 9-3
157 Cael Swensen (South Dakota State) over Ethan Barr (Kent State) Fall 3:41
165 Tanner Cook (South Dakota State) over Enrique Munguia (Kent State) Dec 15-11
174 Cade DeVos (South Dakota State) over Ashton Breen (Kent State) TF 25-8
184 Cade King (South Dakota State) over Tyler Bates (Kent State) Dec 6-3
197 Tanner Sloan (South Dakota State) over Blake Schaffer (Kent State) Fall 1:19
285 AJ Nevills (South Dakota State) over Jacob Cover (Kent State) Fall 4:38

Oklahoma 22, Campbell 9
125 Anthony Molton (Campbell University) over Joey Prata (Oklahoma ) Dec 8-8
133 Gabe Hixenbaugh (Campbell University) over Wyatt Henson (Oklahoma ) Dec 1-0
141 Mosha Schwartz (Oklahoma ) over Shannon Hanna (Campbell University) Dec 4-3
149 Mitch Moore (Oklahoma ) over Chris Rivera (Campbell University) Dec 5-1
157 Jared Hill (Oklahoma ) over Hagen Heistand (Campbell University) Dec 3-0
165 Gerrit Nijenhuis (Oklahoma ) over Domonic Baker (Campbell University) Dec 9-3
174 Tate Picklo (Oklahoma ) over Cole Rees (Campbell University) Dec 9-2
184 Keegan Moore (Oklahoma ) over Caleb Hopkins (Campbell University) Dec 8-6
197 Levi Hopkins (Campbell University) over Seth Seago (Oklahoma ) Dec 5-0
285 Josh Heindselman (Oklahoma ) over Chad Nix (Campbell University) Maj 18-5

No. 19 South Dakota State, No. 23 Maryland and Virginia go 2-0 on day one of Virginia Duals National College division

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